Monthly Archives: April 2020
SVG Europe Women announces speakers for first virtual event from BT Sport and Sky Sports
Written on April 27, 2020 at 13:47, by Heather McLean
SVG Europe Women is pleased to announce its first virtual event with speakers from BT Sport and Sky Sports. Being held on 6 May at 4pm (BST), this virtual meet-up […] More
Three-year limit on LaLiga’s European broadcast deals is scrapped
Written on April 27, 2020 at 11:42, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Shortlist revealed for SVG Europe Sports TV Awards 2020
Written on April 27, 2020 at 10:56, by Will Strauss
SVG Europe is very pleased to announce the names of the sports broadcasting and production projects that have been shortlisted for the Sports TV Awards 2020, sponsored by Canon. After […] More
Whitepaper: Synamedia discusses security threats to OTT service providers
Written on April 27, 2020 at 08:00, by Heather McLean
We can hardly fail to notice the growing wave of popularity surrounding pure over the top (OTT) providers offering OTT-only TV services. More and more companies are riding on the […] More
Clear-Com aids work-from-home productions around the world
Written on April 24, 2020 at 13:02, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
With many productions around the world currently operating from the homes of staff and on-screen talent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clear-Com has seen a rise in the adoption of […] More
Virtuoso performance enables live 4K concerts in Russia during closures
Written on April 24, 2020 at 12:52, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Nevion’s Virtuoso software with TICO compression is allowing Russian telecoms provider Synterra Media to broadcast live events in Ultra HD as part of its Home Season project. The project is […] More
Activision Blizzard Esports blazes cloud-based remote production trail with new GV AMPP Platform
Written on April 24, 2020 at 12:47, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
In April 2018, Activision Blizzard Esports knew that its newly minted Overwatch League operation would be moving from centralised tournaments at Blizzard Arena in Burbank, CA, to a home-and-away model […] More
Shine TV deploys smartphone rigs for A Very British Lockdown
Written on April 24, 2020 at 12:36, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Shine TV, part of the Endemol Shine Group, has created an innovative documentary about these difficult times using LiveU’s LU-Smart mobile app to do so, fully adhering to current COVID-19 […] More
Gravity is brought to bear on 2020 Pakistan Super League Cricket
Written on April 24, 2020 at 12:22, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
The 2020 Pakistan Super League (also known as the HBL PSL 2020) was the fifth season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league established by the Pakistan […] More
Arvato’s Metzner and Schragmann discuss COVID-19 and production assistance
Written on April 24, 2020 at 12:16, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Arvato Systems has contacted SVG Europe to inform the sports broadcast community as to how the company is coping with the coronavirus pandemic and why its production asset management system […] More